THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 46 : SLOKAS 1 TO 11

      pÂsenapitvx>   -   KILLING   FIVE   COMMANDERS
htan!   miÙsutan!   buÏXva   vanre[   mhaTmna ,
rav[>   s<v&takaríkar   mitmuÄmam! .1.

htan¯

having been killed

m¢ÓæOs¤tan¯

ministers' sons

b¤dqÒva

learning

vanrEN

by the monkey

mhaÏmna

the respected

ravN:

Ravana

s|v¦takar:

hiding his misgivings

ckar

decided

m¢t|

on a plan

uäOmam¯

suiting the times.

1. Ravana,   learning   the   death   of   the   ministers'   sons   by   the   respected   monkey, decided   on   a   plan   which   will   meet   the   timely   needs.
s   ivêpa]yUpa]aE   ÊxRr<   cEv   ra]sm! ,
à"s<   -ask[R<   c   pÂ   sena¢naykan! .2.

siNddez   dz¢Ivae   vIraÚyivzardan! ,
hnumdœ¢h[e   Vy¢an!   vayuvegsman!   yuix .3.

that

¢vãpaXy¥paXaW

Virupakshan and Upakshan named two rakshasas

Ñ¤DIr| c

Dhurdaran also

ev	as well as

raXsm¯

rakshasa

p#Gs|

Pragasam

BaskNI|

Bhaskarnan

c p·

five of them

sEnag#naykan¯

commanders

s¢ÓddES

ordered as follows

dSg#£v:

ten headed Ravana

v£ran¯

brave

ny¢vSardan¯

skilled in warfare

hn¤mdqg#hNE

to capture Hanuman

Ûyg#an¯

with great prowess

vay¤vEgsman¯

as fast as the wind

y¤¢D

in a war.

2,3.       Then   Ravana   called   his   five   commanders   named   Virupakshan,   Upakshan,   Dhurdaran,   Pragasan   and   Bhaskarnan,   with   great   prowess,   skilled   in   warfare   and   as   fast   as   the   wind   in   a   war   to   capture   Hanuman   and   ordered   as   follows.
yat   sena¢ga>   svˆR   mhablpir¢ha> ,
svaijrwmat¼a>   s   kip>   zaSytaimit .4.

yat

start

sEnag#ga:

commanders!

sv©I

all of you

mhablp¢rg#ha:

gathering a large force

sva¢jrTmatÄña:

with horses, elephants and chariots

that

k¢p:

monkey

SaÞyta|

should be taught a lesson

i¢t

thus ordered.

4. Commanders!   proceed   gathering   a   large   force   with   horses,   elephants   and chariots.   That   monkey   should   be   taught   a   lesson.   Ravana   ordered   thus.
yÄEí   olu   -aVy<   SyaÄmasaXy   vnalym! ,
kmR   caip   smaxey<   dezkalivraeixnam! .5.

yäOW:

with careful planning

also

Kl¤

surely

BaÛy|

staying

Þyat¯

necessary

that

AasaÒy

nearing

vnalym¯

monkey

kmI

for its actions

c A¢p

otherwise also

smaDEy|

suitable remedy

dESkal¢vraE¢Dnam¯

for actions contrary to the place and time.

5. You   must   approach   that   monkey   with   careful   planning;   also   a   suitable   remedy   must   be   for   his   actions   which   are   contrary   to   the   place   and   time.
n   ýh<   t<   kip<   mNye   kmR[a   àittkRyn! ,
svRwa   tNmhÑƒt<   mhablpir¢hm! .
-veidNÔe[   va   s&òmSmdwR<   tpaeblat! .6.

not

¢h

surely

Ah|

that

k¢p|

monkey

mÓyE

thought

kmINa

by actions

p#¢ttkIyn¯

thinking of pros and cons

svITa

in every way

tt¯

that

mht¯

great

B¥t|

animal power

mhablp¢rg#hm¯

with great strength

BvEt¯

must be

iÓd#EN

by Indra

surely

s¦¾|

created

AÞmdTI|

for us

tpaEblat¯

by the power of penance.

6. I   weighing   the   pros   and   cons   of   its   actions,   never   considered   it   an   ordinary   monkey.   All   things   considered   it   is   a   great   animal   with   enormous   strength.   It   must   have   been created   by   Indra   by   the   powers   of   penance   for   us.
snagy]gNxvaR   devasurmh;Ry> ,
yu:mai->   sihtE>   sv‰RmRya   sh   ivinijRta> .7.

snagyXgÓDvaI:

with Nagas, Yakshas and Gandharvas

dEvas¤rmhxIy:

Devas, asuras and Maharishis

y¤Ýma¢B:

your

s¢htW:

together with

sv©I:

all of you

mya

by me

with

¢v¢n¢jIta:

were defeated.

7. I,   together   with   all   of   you,   have   defeated   Devas,   Asuras   and   Maharishis   with   Nagas,   Yakshas   and   Gandharvas.
tErvZy<   ivxatVy<   VylIk<   ikiÂdev   n> ,
tdev   naÇ   sNdeh>   àsý   pirg&ýtam!       .8.

tW:

by them

AvÜy|

surely

¢vDatÛy|

should be understood

Ûyl£k|

scheme

¢k¢·t¯

slightly

hence

for us

tt¯

that

hence

not

AæO

in this

sÓdEh:

doubt

p#s/

with force

p¢rg¦/tam¯

should be captured.

8. Their   scheme   must   be   surely   understood   by   us   in   a   small   measure;   there   is   no   doubt   about   it   that   this   a   plot;   therefore,   he   should   be   caught   by   force.
navmaNyae   -viÑí   hirxI–rpra³m> ,
†òa   ih   hry>   pUvR<   mya   ivpuliv³m> .9.
valI   c   shsu¢Ivae   jaMbva<í   mhabla> ,
nIl>   senapitíEv   ye   caNye   iÖivdady> .10.

nEv<   te;a<   git-I–ma   n   tejae   n   pra³m> ,
n   mitnR   blaeTsahaE   n   êppirkLpnam! .11.

n AvmaÓy:

not to be belittled

Bv¢ë:

by you

also

h¢r:

the monkey

D£rpra@m:

very valorous

è¾a

seen

¢h

surely

hry:

monkeys

p¥vI|

earlier

mya

by me

¢vp¤l¢v@m:

abundantly valorous

val£

Vali

also

shs¤g#£vaE

with Sugriva

jaØbvan¯ c

Jambavan also

mhabla:

are mighty

n£l:

Neela

sEnap¢t: c

commander also

ev	as well as

whoever

also

AÓyE

others

¢¹¢vdady:

Dvividha

not

ev|

like this

tExa|

for them

g¢t:

pace

B£ma

fearful

n tEj:

no lutre

n pra@m:

not mighty

n m¢t:

no intelligence

n blaEÏsahaW

no strength and enthusiasm

n ãpp¢rkÚpnam¯

no ability to change form as they wish.

9,10,11. The monkey with boundless valour cannot be taken lightly by you; because my earlier experience with others like Vali, Sugriva, Jambavan, Neela the commander, Dvividhan and others have shown that they were abundantly valourous; however they do not possess great speed, nor lustre, nor might, nor intelligence, nor strength and
enthusiasm nor the ability to change as they wish.
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